App Control: Can a Performance Optimization rule and an Approve Write rule coexist?

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Environment

App Control Server: All Supported Versions

Question

Can a Performance Optimization (PO) rule and an Approve Writes rule coexist in the same directory?

Answer

No.  As PO rules ignore file writes, the agent wouldn't be able to observe the creation of the files to approve them.

Additional Notes

Further information on rule creation can be found in the User Guides as well as the Custom Rules Best Practices document.